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NetStore.ie is a new online department store focusing on getting Irish retailers online and competing with the larger high street UK names that are dominating the marketplace here in Ireland. Online retail is worth about €3bn a year and growing by 20 per cent year on year so the news that the Exchequer is down by some €300 million in VAT may come as a surprise to some people.

Petmania, Ireland’s largest pet specialist retailer and Kilkenny native, opens its new flagship store at Kilkenny Retail Park this weekend — and pet owners are invited to go along and help join in the celebrations.

If you’re planning a summer clear-out at home you might like to know that all money raised in Brian’s Treasure Chest Charity Shop, Castle Street, Mullingar during the first week in August will be donated to LARCC. If you wish to make a donation of clothes, shoes, books, etc, to the shop please mention LARCC, and make sure to spread the word.

Retailers across the country were recognised for their outstanding contribution to fresh food at Checkout Magazine’s “Best in Fresh” awards last Tuesday, and there was cause for celebration for one Galway store. The event saw hundreds of stores across Ireland audited by independent judges and Joyce’s Supermarket in Knocknacarra was awarded the title of Best Non–Affiliated Retailer in Ireland. According to the judging panel, Joyce’s offer the best fresh food offering, with a large selection of the freshest food sourced from many local suppliers. The fresh food team were commended for their passion and knowledge of the food.

Cash Convenience based on 54 John Street is a modern-day buy, sell, and loan store, retailing everything from jewellery to iPods, computers, mobile phones, hi-fi systems, cameras, and most items of value.

Big brand shopping has never been closer to Galway with the new M6 motorway connecting the city with Athlone. The introduction of this route has opened up a whole new shopping experience to fashionistas in the west with big brand names like Zara and H&M now less than 40 minutes from Galway city. Athlone Towncentre has now made it even more convenient with its new shopping shuttle bus initiative, a complimentary service for Galway shoppers which will run next Saturday June 25.

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Whatever festival you are planning to camp at this year, make sure you add a little boutique flavour to your pitch. You don’t have to be a celebrity to achieve the boutique look. With a varied range of outdoor and camping accessories B&Q can help you achieve it, whatever your budget.

AN EXHIBITION of contemporary ceramics, featuring work by 10 different artists, opens this Sunday at 2.30pm in Sliding Rock Contemporary Ceramics, Ceardlann, An Spidéal.

The purpose of any window display is to give a 3D snapshot, for people rushing by, of what the shop has in stock, to give a glimpse of the season’s trends, and of course, in the case of Brown Thomas, to delight.